The Cedarville Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Waynesville Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cedarville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Cedarville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Yellow Springs (and have done all season long). Cedarville put the hurt on Yellow Springs with a sharp 11-1 victory on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cedarville.
James Dray made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Dray has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Dray was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Tyler Cross was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brayden Criswell, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Brookville typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Waynesville proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Blue Devils.
Cedarville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Waynesville, their record now sits at 7-8.
Cedarville couldn't quite finish off Waynesville in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 and fell 8-6. Can Cedarville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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